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Mehmed I

1386 - 1421

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Mehmed I (Turkish: I. Mehmed; c. 1386/7 – 26 May 1421), also known as Mehmed Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: چلبی محمد, "the noble-born") or Kirişçi (Greek: Κυριτζής, romanized: Kyritzis, "lord's son"), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. Son of Sultan Bayezid I and his concubine Devlet Hatun, he fought with his brothers over control of the Ottoman realm in the Ottoman Interregnum (1402–1413). Starting from the province of Rûm he managed to bring first Anatolia and then the European territories (Rumelia) under his control, reuniting the Ottoman state by 1413, and ruling it until his death in 1421. Called "The Restorer," he reestablished central authority in Anatolia, and he expanded the Ottoman presence in Europe by the conquest of Wallachia in 1415. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mehmed I is the 271st most popular politician (down from 204th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 37th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Turkish Politician.

Mehmed I was the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople in 1453.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mehmed I ranks 271 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehmed IV, Enver Hoxha, Konrad Adenauer, Frederick IX of Denmark, and Paul von Hindenburg. After him are Elagabalus, Olav V of Norway, Edward the Martyr, Lucius Verus, Slobodan Milošević, and Pratibha Patil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1386, Mehmed I ranks 2. Before him is Donatello. After him are Henry V of England, John of Capistrano, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, An-Nasir Faraj, Ambrose Traversari, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1421, Mehmed I ranks 1. After him are Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Jean II Le Maingre, Nanni di Banco, Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, and Khizr Khan.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmed I ranks 42 out of 1,347. Before him are Mustafa I (1591), Aspasia (-470), Heraclius (575), Luke the Evangelist (31), Mehmed IV (1642), and Saint Timothy (17). After him are Mimar Sinan (1490), Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Epictetus (50), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), and John Chrysostom (349).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Mehmed I ranks 24. Before him are Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), Heraclius (575), and Mehmed IV (1642). After him are Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), and Osman II (1604).

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